Research areas

UH Bristol is a leading international centre for healthcare
research and education and has a considerable reputation for
innovative research and development. Key to this success are our
collaborations with the University of Bristol and the University of
the West of England (see our Working in Partnership page).
Our aim is to integrate research with clinical care in all our
hospitals, for example 90% of cardiac surgery patients are offered
the chance to take part in research, and over 90 trials are taking
place at the Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre (BHOC).

We carry out research into many different disease areas, with
over 600 active studies in 2012.

We hold grants from the National Institute for Health Research
(NIHR) across our specialties. These range from the large NIHR
infrastructure awards (Biomedical Research Centre and CLAHRC West),
through Programme Grants for Applied Research, multi-centre trial
grants, and single project grants. We also hold and support
grants from charities and from commercial companies.

We host the Clinical Research Network (CRN) West of
England, and work closely with them to deliver research
led from other hospitals and universities. Our aim is to increase
the number of studies we can offer to our patients, and to help them understand
more about research and what it means to the NHS. To complement
the non-commercial research we carry out we have a large portfolio
of commercially sponsored research.
The money we receive to support this research is used to pay for
staff who run the trials and is reinvested in the Trust to support
other research projects.

NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre

The National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Bristol BRC) is a partnership between University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol. BRCs conduct innovative translational medical science research to drive through improvements in health and healthcare, and encourage closer working with industry.

The National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West (NIHR CLAHRC West) works with partner organisations, including the NHS, local authorities and universities, to conduct applied health research and implement research evidence, to improve health and healthcare across the West.